Myocardial expression of fas and recovery of left ventricular function in patients with recent-onset cardiomyopathy

ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the role of gene expression for predicting myocardial recovery in recent-onset cardiomyopathy.BackgroundApoptosis may limit ventricular recovery. We examined the myocardial expression of Fas, Fas ligand (FasL), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1), and myocardial recovery in patients from the multicenter Intervention in Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathy (IMAC) study.MethodsEndomyocardial biopsy samples were obtained in 20 patients with recent-onset (